Owen "Curt" Hammonds, retired U.S. Air Force pilot and former flight instructor, and his long time friend and former student pilot Lewis Wright celebrated their birthdays together on Feb. 19. The men have attended several air shows together, some of which Hammonds performed in. Wright said, "Of the many pilots Mr. Hammonds has trained, I have no knowledge of a single one ever being involved in a fatal accident." The men share other interests, including raising livestock, fruit trees and gardening. Hammonds, who lives at Glen Oaks Health & Rehabilitation, has a birthday on Feb. 19. Wright's birthday is Feb. 21.
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